Bottle closure



April 7, 1936. .J. w. SMl'l 'H BOTTLE CLOSURE Filed July 2, 1955 vINVENTOR,

Patented Apr. I 7, 19 36 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application July2,1935, Serial No. 29,474 5 Claims. (01. 215-100) This invention relatesto improvements in bottle closures.

The primary object 01 my invention is to provide an improved bottleclosure comprising a re- 5 movable cap, normally enclosing-the dischargeend of the bottle, having means extending into the bottle forconveniently removing the contents from the bottle. v

Another object of my invention is to provide a m closure for bottlescontaining catsup or other semi-fluid materials, embodying a handoperated cap for closing the discharge end of the bottle, and a hoemember carried by the cap for conveniently extracting desired portionsof the bot- 15 tles contents.

Other objects and advantages oi?v the invention will in part becomeapparent and in part will be referred to in the course of the followingdescription of the elements, combinations, arrangements 20 of parts, andapplication of principles constituting the invention; and thescope ofthe protection contemplated will appear from the claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a bottle, showing 25 my improved closuremeans applied thereto;

. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the neck of the bottle;

Fig. 3 is section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

3 F1liigz. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-40! Referring to thedrawing the numeral l designates a bottle having a threaded neck 2.Screwed onto the top end of the neck 2, or other- 35 wise suitablysecured thereto, is a collar 3 having an inwardly disposed annularflange 4 which normally overlies at least a part of a top edge of theneck. The flange 4 of the collar is provided with a diametricallyextending strip 5 which has 40 a hole 6 of suitable size locatedcentrally therein. Movable extending through the hole 6 is a rod 1having a concave cap 8 secured to its upper end and a semi-circular orother suitably shaped disc or hoe 9 secured to its lower end. The top 45side of the concave cap is provided with a finger piece Ill which may beconveniently grasped by the thumb and forefinger when the contents ofthe bottle are to be extracted. The rod 1 is of considerable length,thereby permitting the hoe 50 9 to normally extend well into the neck ofthe bottle. The inwardly disposed. annular flange 4 is formed with. araised ring II which tends to divert any of the bottle's contentscollecting on its inwardly sloping side, back into the bottle 55 afterthe latter is placed in an upright position.

' of the collar.

Sons not to cause any part of the contents of the bottle adhering to thetop surface of the collars flange 4, to be squeezed down the side of thesaid collar and thereby give the bottle an unsightly appearance, theunderneath surface-o1 5 the cap is normally held well above the saidflange and the latters raised ring II. The downwardly disposed annularflanged part of the cap 8 rests upon the upper outside surface of thecollar 3 and normally maintains the underneath surface 10 of the cap 8in spaced relation to the flange 4 During the normal use of the device acertain small part of the bottles semifluid contents reaching that partof the collar 3 with which the cap 8 engages, enables a seal orair-tight closure to be effected when the cap is in an engaging positionwith the collar, thereby preventing evaporation of the bottles contenta.The various parts of the device, excepting the rod 1, are preferablymade from bakelite, hard rubher, celluloid or other suitable material.

When removing portions of the semi-fluid material from the inside of thebottle, the said bottle is first held in an upturned position so thecontents flow into the neck thereof. The cap-8 is then manipulated insuch a manner that the hoe 9 causes the material to be moved from theneck of the bottle through one or both oi the apertures located betweenthe flange 4 and its diametrically disposed strip 6.

It is then apparent to those skilled in the art that the bottle closureshown and described herein is susceptible to various changes in regardto form, shape and minor details oi construction, so for these and otherapparent reasons I desire it understood that the principles of myinvention shall be included broadly within the spirit of the appendedclaims rather than confined to the exact disclosures herein made.

Having described my invention what I claim is: I

l. A bottle closure comprising a collar adapted to be secured about theneck of a bottle, a guide member carried by the collar, a rod mountedfor reciprocating movement in-the guide member, a closing cap secured toone end of the rod, and a hoe member secured to the opposite end of therod.

2. A bottle closure comprising a collar adapted to be secured about theneck of a bottle, a guide member secured to the collar, a reciprocatingrod movably mounted in the guide member, a hoe member secured to one endof the rod, and a concave closing cap secured to the opposite end of therod, the said closing cap being so shaped that its concave underneathside is normally raised above the top edge of the. collar.

3. A bottle closure comprising a collar adapted to be secured about theneck of a bottle, a guide member secured to and extending diametricallyacross the top edge of the collar, the said guide member having acentrally disposed hole therein, a. reciprocatory rod mounted within thehole in the guide member, a closing cap secured to one end of the rodand a hoe secured to the opposite end of the rod.

4. A bottle closure comprising a collar adapted to be secured about theneck of a bottle, a guide member on the collar, a reciprocating shankmounted in the guide member, a concave closing cap secured to one end ofthe shank, the said cap being of concave shape and having a dependingannular flange which normally engages with the sides of the collar, thatpart of the cap which is located within the flange being normally raisedabove the collar, and a hoe on the opposite 5 end of the shank.

5. A bottle closure comprising a collar adapted to be secured about theneck of a bottle, a raised ring shaped member formed at the top edge ofthe collar for diverting a fluid toward the interior 10

